The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents more than 40 public performances annually, a majority of which take place in the month of June. The Festival Series concerts are the centerpiece of the festival and are performed at Gesa Power House Theatre.
The Festival Series Two concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) General admission tickets ($30) are available on the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival website.
Gesa Power House Theatre is currently operating at full capacity, but will continue to follow the most recent guidance from state and county Departments of Health. Current health and safety guidelines at Gesa Power House Theatre are available online or by calling the box office.
George Crumb (1929-2022)
VOX BALAENAE (VOICE OF THE WHALE) (1971)
for Three Masked Players
I. Vocalise (…for the beginning of time)
II. Variations on Sea-Time [Sea Theme]
III. Archeozoic [Var.1]
IV. Proterozoic [Var.2]
V. Paleozoic [Var.3]
VI. Mesozoic [Var.4]
VII. Cenozoic [Var.5]
VIII. Sea-Nocturne (…for the end of time)
— Intermission —
George Crumb (1929-2022)
BLACK ANGELS: THIRTEEN IMAGES FROM THE DARK LAND (1970)
I. Departure
1. Threnody I: Night of the Electric Insects
2. Sounds of Bones and Flutes
3. Lost Bells
4. Devil-music
5. Danse Macabre
II. Absence
6. Pavana Lachrymae
7. Threnody II: Black Angels!
8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura
9. Lost Bells (Echo)
III. Return
10. God-music
11. Ancient Voices
12. Ancient Voices (Echo)
13. Threnody III: Night of the Electric Insects
Artists: Winston Choi, amplified piano; Timothy Christie, electric viola; Katri Ervamaa, electric cello; Norbert Lewandowski, electric cello; Jennifer Rhyne, electric flute; Maria Sampen, electric violin; MingHuan Xu, electric violin
About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.
